Montessori at Home {eBook & Printable Materials Giveaway}

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Montessori at Home! EBook & Materials Bundle offers parents and educators a tool to help assist implementing Montessori philosophy at home. I am pleased to be able to offer you a chance to own this phenomenal informational eBook with a printable materials bundle from Montessori Print Shop. {Just for fun here are a few sample [Read On]


Memorial Day Ideas for Kids

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Memorial Day is a big concept for most young children to “get”. I don’t mean to cut children short because I know they do get many BIG concepts. To bring the idea of war and veterans into a child’s mind, though, is a serious endeavour and one that needs to happen gently and slowly over [Read On]


Preschool Math: Learning Numbers with Ten Frames

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A few weeks ago, my husband came home from a business trip with an exciting surprise for our 3.5 year old: a bright pink, digital piggy bank. Every day since receiving it, our son has been sorting, counting and recounting the coins inside. {The “pretty pennies” are his favorite.} Since I love creating learning activities [Read On]


Preschool Botany: An Activity with Seeds

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It is fun to see where you go in a year. This time last year my son was letting me know that he was interested in How a Seed Grows. This year, we’ve moved forward in exploring seeds. Montessori Print Shop offers these LOVELY FREE Seed to Plant matching cards. So today I printed them [Read On]


Fun Activity: Math for Preschoolers

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Preschoolers love to dance! In my house, they also love math because we play the Math Dance Game. Math can be fun! This game helps children visualize real value and equations while practicing counting and number recognition. If you have a preschooler who likes to dance, get them excited about math with this simple game. [Read On]


Montessori Zoology – Living & Non-Living

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One of the foundations of zoology within Montessori is a Living/Non-Living exercise. The lesson is given early on in the school year, first given in a large group, then individual and then in a small group. This work in some form is placed on the shelf all year for the most part. To introduce the [Read On]